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Removing a Fleetside Wood Bed
Topic: Body Posted:2008-02-03
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I removed the old wood from the bed if Isabelle today. The boards were covered up with plywood. Here you can see where the rail connects to the side of the bed, but this is rusted out on the driver-side, rear rail:

bed 1

The old wood bed isn't really that bad for being 40 years old:

Most of the rails go all of the way across:

bed 3

The wood goes up under the fenders:

bed 4

Here is were the rear bumper bolts on to the frame:

bed 6

For information on wood beds for 47-72 Chevy and GMC trucks, see 47-72 Bed Wood Info.

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